List of U.S. state birds

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This is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's legislature. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was New York in 1970, although the Eastern Bluebird had beaten the American Robin in a statewide survey 42 years previously. People in states such as Florida[1], Minnesota[2], and Alaska[3] will sometimes jokingly declare the mosquito to be the unofficial "state bird".

State State bird Image Year adopted
Alabama Yellowhammer
aka Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
(state bird)
Image:Northern Flicker-27527.jpg
1927[4]
Wild Turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo)
(state game bird)
Image:Wild turkey eastern us.jpg
1980[5]
Alaska Willow Ptarmigan
(Lagopus lagopus)
Image:WillowPtarmigan23.jpg
1955[6]
Arizona Cactus Wren
(Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus)
Image:Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 20061226.jpg
1973[7]
Arkansas Mockingbird
aka Northern Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Image:Northern Mockingbird USA.jpg
1929[8]
California California Quail
(Lophortyx californica)
Image:Callipepla californica1.jpg
1931[9]
Colorado Lark Bunting
(Calamospiza melanocorys)
Image:LarkBunting23.jpg
1931 [10]
Connecticut American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Image:American Robin at Beacon Hill Park.jpg
1943[11]
Delaware Blue Hen Chicken
(Gallus gallus)
Image:BlueHenChicken.jpg
1939[12]
District of Columbia Wood Thrush
(Hylocichla mustelina)
Image:Woodthrush79.jpg
1938[13]
Florida Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Image:E-Mockingbird.png
1927[14]
Georgia Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
Image:Brown Thrasher-27527.jpg
1928[15]
Hawaii Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose
(Branta sandvicensis)
Image:Nene.hawaiaan.750pix.jpg
1957[16]
Idaho Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
Image:Mountain Bluebird.jpg
1931[17]
Illinois Cardinal
aka Northern Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Cardinal.jpg
1928[18]
Indiana Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Northern Cardinal Female-27527.jpg
1933[19]
Iowa Eastern Goldfinch
aka American Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
Image:American goldfinch winter f.jpg
1933[20]
Kansas Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1933[21]
Kentucky Kentucky Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Female cardinal.jpg
1942[22]
Louisiana Eastern Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Image:Brown pelican - natures pics.jpg
1966[23]
Maine Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapilla)
Image:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg
1927[24]
Maryland Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
Image:BaltimoreOriole23.jpg
1947[25]
Massachusetts Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapilla)
Image:Black capped chickadee cp.jpg
1941[26]
Wild Turkey (state game bird)
(Meleagris gallopavo)
Image:Wild turkey eastern us.jpg
1991 [27]
Michigan American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Image:American Robin KSC01pp1005.jpg
1931[28]
Minnesota Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Image:Great northern diver.jpg
1961[29]
Mississippi Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Image:Mimus-polyglottos-001.jpg
1944[30]
Missouri Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Image:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg
1927[31]
Montana Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1941[32]
Nebraska Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1929[33]
Nevada Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
Image:Mountain Bluebird.jpg
1967[34]
New Hampshire Purple Finch
(Carpodacus purpureus)
Image:Purple Finch.jpg
1957[35]
New Jersey Eastern Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
Image:Goldfinch tgo.jpg
1935[36]
New Mexico Roadrunner
aka Greater Roadrunner
(Geococcyx californianus)
Image:Geococcyx californianus.jpg
1949[37]
New York Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
Image:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg
1970[38]
North Carolina Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Northern Cardinal Female-27527.jpg
1943[39]
North Dakota Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1970[40]
Ohio Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Northern Cardinal - Houston Zoo.jpg
1933[41]
Oklahoma Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)
Image:Scissortailedfly700.JPG
1951[42]
Oregon Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1927[43]
Pennsylvania Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)
Image:RuffedGrouse23.jpg
1931[44]
Rhode Island Rhode Island Red Chicken
(Gallus gallus)
Image:Rhode Island Red.jpg
1954[45]
South Carolina Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
(former state bird)
Image:Northern Mockingbird USA.jpg
1939-
1948 [46]
Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Image:Carolina Wren 2.jpg
1948[46]
Wild Turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo)
(state wild game bird)
Image:Wild turkey eastern us.jpg
1976 [47]
South Dakota Ring-necked Pheasant
aka Common Pheasant
(Phasianus colchicus)
Image:Phasianus colchicus 2 tom (Lukasz Lukasik).jpg
1943[48]
Tennessee Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Image:Northern Mockingbird USA.jpg
1954[49]
Texas Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
Image:Mimus-polyglottos-001.jpg
1927[50]
Utah California Gull
(Larus californicus)
Image:CaliforniaGull23.jpg
1955[51]
Vermont Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
Image:Hermitthrush63.jpg
1941[52]
Virginia Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Cardinal.jpg
1950[53]
Washington Willow Goldfinch
aka American Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
Image:Carduelis-tristis-001.jpg
1951[54]
West Virginia Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
Image:Northern Cardinal Female-27527.jpg
1949[55]
Wisconsin American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
Image:American Robin 2006.jpg
1949[56]
Wyoming Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
Image:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg
1927[57]

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Gill, N.S.. Mosquito. about.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  3. ^ Mosquito:State Bird of Alaska (October 26, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  4. ^ Alabama State Bird. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  5. ^ Official Alabama Game Bird. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2003-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  6. ^ Alaska State Bird. Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts. Fact Monster.
  7. ^ Arizona State Bird. Arizona State Bird- Cactus Wren. 50 States.
  8. ^ Arkansas State Bird. Arkansas State Bird- Mockingbird. About.
  9. ^ California State Bird. California State Bird- California Quail. 50 States.
  10. ^ Colorado State Bird. Colorado State Bird- Lark Bunting. About.
  11. ^ Connecticut State Bird. The State Bird. State of Connecticut.
  12. ^ Delaware State Bird. California State Bird- Blue Hen Chicken. 50 States.
  13. ^ District of Columbia State Bird. Washington DC State Symbols. 50 States.
  14. ^ Florida State Bird. Florida State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
  15. ^ Georgia State Bird. Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum. Netstate.
  16. ^ Hawaii State Bird. The Nene Goose- Branta Sandvicensis-Hawaii's State Bird. Aloha-Hawaii.
  17. ^ Idaho State Bird. Georgia State Bird Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides. Netstate.
  18. ^ Illinois State Bird. State Symbols. Learn Illinois.
  19. ^ Indiana State Bird. Indiana State Emblems- cardinal. Indiana Historical Bureau.
  20. ^ Iowa State Bird. Iowa State Bird Eastern Goldfinch Carduelis tristis. Netstate.
  21. ^ Kansas State Bird. Kansas State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
  22. ^ Kentucky State Bird. Kentucky's State Bird: The Cardinal. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
  23. ^ Louisiana State Bird. Louisiana State Bird: Brown Pelican. SHG Resources.
  24. ^ Maine State Bird. Maine State Bird, the Chickadee. Wells Maine.
  25. ^ Maryland State Bird. Louisiana State Bird Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula. Netstate.
  26. ^ Massachusetts State Bird. Massachusetts State Bird: Chickadee. SHG Resources.
  27. ^ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm
  28. ^ Michigan State Bird. Michigan State Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius. Netstate.
  29. ^ Minnesota State Bird. Minnesota State Bird Common Loon Gavia immer. Netstate.
  30. ^ Mississippi State Bird. Mississippi State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
  31. ^ Missouri State Bird. Missouri State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources.
  32. ^ Montana State Bird. Michigan State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
  33. ^ Nebraska State Bird. Nebraska State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources.
  34. ^ Nevada State Bird. Nevada State Bird, mountain bluebird. Val-U-Corp Services, Inc..
  35. ^ New Hampshire State Bird. New Hampshire State Bird: Purple Finch. SHG Resources.
  36. ^ New Jersey State Bird. NJ Senate No. 241. NJ Home.
  37. ^ New Mexico State Bird. New Mexico State Bird: Purple Finch. SHG Resources.
  38. ^ New York State Bird. New York State Bird Bluebird Sialia sialis. Netstate.
  39. ^ North Carolina State Bird. Cardinal- North Carolina State Bird. NC Department of State.
  40. ^ North Dakota State Bird. North Dakota State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
  41. ^ Ohio State Bird. Ohio's State Bird- The Cardinal. Ohio History Central.
  42. ^ Oklahoma State Bird. Oklahoma State bird. Birds of Oklahoma.
  43. ^ Oregon State Bird. Oregon State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
  44. ^ Pennsylvania State Bird. Pennsylvania State Bird: Ruffed Grouse. SHG Resources.
  45. ^ Rhode Island State Bird. Rhode Island State Bird: Rhode Island Red. SHG Resources.
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  48. ^ South Dakota State Bird. South Dakota State Bird Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus. Netstate.
  49. ^ Tennessee State Bird. Tennessee State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
  50. ^ Texas State Bird. The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird. Lone Star Junction.
  51. ^ Utah State Bird. Utah State Bird California Gull Larus californicus. Netstate.
  52. ^ Vermont State Bird. Vermont State Bird- Hermit Thrush. About.
  53. ^ Virginia State Bird. NetState (2005-04-17). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
  54. ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  55. ^ West Virginia State Bird. Netstate.
  56. ^ Wisconsin State Bird. Wisconsin State Bird: Robin. SHG Resources.
  57. ^ Wyoming State Bird. Wyoming State Bird: Robin. State of Wyoming.
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